Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity
Inspired by the international bestselling young adult / science-fiction novel Excelsior, this weekly interview show puts the spotlight on both up-and-coming and established creative talents who share their journey to success.
Episodes
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with Dr Jeremiah MacRoberts for an in-person conversation at the premiere fan-run convention in the Midwest: ArchonSTL. Since childhood, Jeremiah has been a lover of writing, and he has spent decades building and honing his craft until he was ready to release his stories out into the world. Now that he has released near...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author Ray Tabler for an in-person conversation at the premiere fan-run convention in the Midwest: ArchonSTL. A lover of writing and science-fiction storytelling all his life, Ray started publishing his own short stories and - after retiring from engineering - transitioned into being a novelist. With a simple but e...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author & art historian Rick Sorenson. As the son of a pastor who has had a lifelong interest in art, Rick has taught classes about unleashing your creativity and has advised churches with art programs. And with his book "Art: The Church's Response," Rick presents a very interesting perspective on art's relation...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with autor & motivation specialist Lorie Klener Eckert. As someone who has been in the industry for the past 30 years, Lorie has helped countless amounts of people to keep themselves inspired and moving forward toward their goal.
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On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author & editor Riley Ringer. From being featured in Intrepid Times to editing various poetry books and different anthologies to sharing her own voice and perspective on her Instagram and Substack pages, Riley continues to put the spotlight on other voices without sacrificing her own.
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author & e-commerce store owner Kira Hartley Klinger. After being forced to take a brand new course in life, Kira tried novel writing, but didn't find her audience until after she discovered eBay and decided to try buying and selling for profit anything that she could find. This led to Kira taking that audience...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author Laura Van Wormer. Laura's journey goes way back to childhood when she would come up with stories to entertain herself and her mother. That love would lead her to joining the editorial team at Doubleday, where she would oversee behind-the-scenes books for Dynasty, Dallas, and Knots Landing, three of the most ...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois was supposed to bring you the first episode of the podcast with a live audience. Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, that audio... does not exist. In its place, I hope you enjoy this look back at the day this episode was recorded and how author & entrepreneur Bob Baker, author & St Louis Writers Guild historian ...
Five years ago, producer & host George Sirois released a five-part miniseries on this show, celebrating the 35th anniversary of TransFormers: The Movie. This week on Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, George has re-launched the fifth and final part of the miniseries to celebrate the 40th anniversary and upcoming re-release of the film. "'Til All Are One" features Mark Maher and Evan Brooks, two designers so inspired by...
Five years ago, producer & host George Sirois released a five-part miniseries on this show, celebrating the 35th anniversary of TransFormers: The Movie. This week on Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, George has re-launched the fourth part of the miniseries to celebrate the 40th anniversary and upcoming re-release of the film. "An Autobot Shall Rise from Our Ranks" features producer FJ DeSanto, the man who spearheaded ...
Five years ago, producer & host George Sirois released a five-part miniseries on this show, celebrating the 35th anniversary of TransFormers: The Movie. This week on Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, George has re-launched the third part of the miniseries to celebrate the 40th anniversary and upcoming re-release of the film. "Heaven Only Knows What You Might Find" features composer Vince DiCola telling about how his w...
Five years ago, producer & host George Sirois released a five-part miniseries on this show, celebrating the 35th anniversary of TransFormers: The Movie. This week on Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, George has re-launched the second part of the miniseries to celebrate the 40th anniversary and upcoming re-release of the film. "It is the Year 2005" features five voice actors who are forever part of the franchise's lega...
Five years ago, producer & host George Sirois released a five-part miniseries on this show, celebrating the 35th anniversary of TransFormers: The Movie. This week on Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, George has re-launched the first part of the miniseries to celebrate the 40th anniversary and upcoming re-release of the film. "Two Years in the Making" features the original screenwriter Ron Friedman (Godspeed Ron, 1932-...
For the final episode of Season 12 of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with Laura Frost, an award-winning author who provides encouragement to up-and-coming authors as an industry judge and critic. As someone who is constantly reaching out a helping hand to those behind her while still moving herself forward with award-winning works like her psychological thriller Seeking Sasha...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author Mary Shotwell. As someone with many different stories to tell, Mary has taken advantage of the freedom that comes with working with publishers such as Roan & Weatherford. She is not tied to any one genre; she has enjoyed telling stories of small-town romance with her Waverly Lake series, her work has app...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author, editor, and podcaster Laura Buchwald. Based out of New York City, Laura started working on her first novel The Coat Check Girl back in 2009, , a journey that would take more than a decade to complete. It eventually found its home with Roan & Weatherford's Radiance imprint, and it was followed by the seq...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with author Deborah Oswald. As a lover of history and historical fiction, Deborah has channeled her passion into a series of books featuring three generations of women from the fictional McKenna Family, which resides in Hudson Valley, New York. They were introduced to the world in the books The Girls of Haviland and Bey...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with bestselling author Kent McInnis. After graduating from Oklahoma State University, Kent served as an Air Force instructor pilot during the Vietnam War, then went into pharmaceutical sales for Westerners International, where he would eventually become chairman. And THEN, with stories from both the Air Force and the m...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with fellow author Michael Hilton. While the two have similarities in their respective paths to the same publisher, Michael talks about his debut novel "Bobby Robot" was launched in 2020... right before COVID shut down the world. During that time, Michael focused on expanding his universe by writing Parts 2, 3, and 4 an...
On this week's episode of Excelsior Journeys: The Road to Creativity, host & producer George Sirois sits down with arts educator, speaker, and social dance advocate Rodney Eric Lopez. In addition to being the author of "The Generosity Solution" and the founder of the Currents RI Giving Circle, Rodney has channeled his experience - which is seen in full view in the documentary Mad Hot Ballroom - into his workshop entitled "I Don...
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